Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Libraries 2016 - A portrait of those who have never been to libraries :: Pew

Nearly half (48%) of Americans visited libraries in the past year. Roughly
a third (32%) say they have used libraries at one time or another, though not
in the past 12 months. Additionally, one-in-five (19%) say they have never
visited a public library or a bookmobile. This has been a persistent trend in
Pew Research Center surveys for five years, and we consistently see patterns in
who these non-users are and how their views about libraries differ from more
recent library users.

Those who have never been to a public library are more likely to be male
(24% have never been to a library), ages 65 and older (26%), Hispanic (32%),
black (28%), high school graduates or less (29%), or living in households
earning less than $30,000 (27%). At the same time, the data show there are
members of other demographic groups that have had no direct experience with
libraries, including: 11% of those with college degrees and 12% of those in
households earning $75,000 or more. Additionally, one-in-six parents of minor
children (17%) say they have never been to a public library.READ
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